Blog Posts in May, 2010

• Posted By Scott Hughes 21-May-2010

  Defending Gang Enhancements in Orange County

  Orange County Gang Enhancement Defense To warrant a gang enhancement, California law requires the prosecutor to prove two things. First, the prosecutor must demonstrate that the defendant committed a felony "for the benefit of, at the direction ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 12-May-2010

  Orange County Assault and Battery Defense

  An assault is a demonstration of an unlawful intent by one person to inflict immediate injury or offensive contact on the person of another. Although physical contact is not an element of assault, violence or offensive contact that is threatened is ...

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• Posted By Scott Hughes 3-May-2010

  What is a felony plea and how is it taken in Orange County, CA?

  A felony plea is an agreement between the prosecutor or the court and the defendant to plead guilty to a specific offense in exchange for certain terms of punishment. Most criminal cases in Orange County, California, are settled long before trial by ...

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